The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-05-17
THE HAMILTON -GAMBRELL
INVESTIGATION BEFORE CHAN.
CELLOR PEYTON
Began Yesterday-The Case of e. M.
Eubank, as an Accessory, First
Heard-The Evidence
TAKEN IN THIS TO BE READ
in EACH
Of the Other Cases-R. N. Miller,
Judge L. Brame and G. b. Had.
dlestOn Appear for the State.
THE ATTORNEYS EMPLOYED FOR
TaE DEFENSE
Are CalhOOn & Green, Nugent & Nc.
Willie, Judge W. P. Harris
and j. b. Harris.
OUT OF FORCY.FIVE WITNESSES
% ONLY FIVE EXAMINED,
Fall Text OF the Statement Made by
Each = Adjourned Until 8
O'Clock This Morning.
ESPECIAL TO THE LPpKAL.I

lSrhClAL TO The AffkAb.I
Jackson, Miss May is The iuves-
tigation of the Hamilton. Gambrell
case commenced before Chancellor f.
6. Peyton at IL o'clock m. today on a
writ of habG az corpus sued out by the
alleged accessories, L. NJ. Eubank, VIM.
Hardy, ]. W. Albrecht aud w. H.
Figures, the case of the first named
being the first to be heard. By agree
ment of the counsel the evidence
therein taken is to read in each Of the
other cases. r. N. Miller, district at
torney for this district, Judge l.. Brame
and G. B. Huddls ston, district attor-
ney for the Eighth District, appeared
for the State. The attorneys for the
defense are Messrs. Calhoon & Green,
Nugent & Melville, Judge Wiley P.
Harris, aud j. B. Harris, United States
District Attorney. Forty-two witness.
es have been subpe laed. The wit
nesses were sworn and put under the
rule. Before any witnesses were ex-
amined the judge went to the scene OF
the conflict and made care.
ful survty OF the ground, to-
gether with the several positions
of witnesses claiming to bs present.
The carriage or small omnibus in
which Col. Hamilton was riding when
the shooting took place, which showed
that bullet had passed through the
top thereof from the direction of the
north or little west of north, passing
near the head OF person seated where
itsis claimed Hamilton was sitting
when the shooting began.
A recess was taken until 8 O'Clock
pm, when : the examination began,
with an immense crowd OF spectators.
Counsel for the State offered to read
in evidence the testimony given By
the relator Eubank before the coron-
er's juIy.
Objected to by the defense, and the
court took the same under advise
ment.
W.. H. HARRIS,
q justice OF the peace, who acted as ex
officio coroner at the inquest on Gam.
brell, was introduced by the State.
He presented a Colts improved
ivory handle pistol with six cham.
bers; length OF cylinder, seven
and half inches, and thirteen inches
long, including stock, forty. five caliber.
1t was presented to the jury with six
empty shells and with blood on it,
1t was brought to the jury of inquest
by j. W. Albrecht. Does not |
know whose IL is. The scabbard
was sent to his Office by Mr.. Yerger
Stewart. The counsel for the defense |
admitted that the pistol shown be- |
longs to Col. Hami ton, and that it is
the same with which Gambrell was
killed. He presented Smith & Wes.
son double-action 38 caliber pistol,
with five chambers, which he said
was presented to the jury Of inquest
by J.C. Canaway, city m arshal, on the
9Th instant; said it was empty when
given to the jury. He exhibited three
bullets taken from the body of GAM
Ibrell in the presence Of the Jury, one
weighing 1876 gains, which passed
through the body aud was taken out
at the oack; one weighing 1873 grains,
which went in the cheek and was ta-
ken out of the back OF the head; one
weighing 1877 grains was taken out of
the knee. Examined the body for
wounds; there were three pistol shot
wounds, one on the right side Of the
right knee, one entering the stomach
ust below the navel, and one in the
cheek, taken out of the back Of the
head. The large pistol had blood ali
over the barrel when given to
the jury. Has had pistols aud
balls in his possession ever since the
jury adjourned. Gambrell had an
ugly wound over his left eye, a cash
On his left jaw5one and one on his
hin, where the skin was split;
wound on the right side OF his head
lbove his ear, bruise on one of his
shoulders, as If struck by some instru-
nentr Gambrell was about FIVE feet